The Malta Maritime Forum (MMF) is presenting a maritime-focused set of proposals for the forthcoming 2026 Budget. This flagship document is being presented personally to Minister Chris Bonett today, coinciding with World Maritime Day. This is the fifth consecutive year in which the MMF is proactively contributing its views for the budget as it strives [...]
Why have so few local companies ventured into the maritime sector? The feature, ‘Bond review: maritime sector’ penned by Edward Rizzo (Times of Malta, July 31), makes interesting reading and raises a number of considerations, which, we, as the Malta Maritime Forum, discuss from time to time. The analysis made by Rizzo is incisive and deserves [...]
Malta’s maritime sector faces a defining moment. Pressures from EU green regulations, the global push for cleaner fuels, accelerating technological disruption, geo-political tensions, and intensifying regional competition are reshaping the industry landscape. At the same time, we face a growing skills gap and declining interest from the younger generation. In this context, fragmented efforts are [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum welcomed the recent update given by the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works with respect to initiatives aimed at reducing road traffic by shifting commuters to off-peak times and alternative methods of transport. Such a development ties in with government’s declared policy of promoting the maritime industry as a major [...]
From the EU’s environmental rules and the global shift to cleaner fuels, to digital transformation and stronger regional competition, Malta’s maritime industry is facing mounting pressures, exacerbated by a growing skills gap and limited youth interest. “An alignment between the maritime industry and the State is not just desirable but essential,” says the MMF. The [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum (MMF) has once again demonstrated its pivotal role in uniting stakeholders across government, industry and regulatory bodies to shape a future-proof ‘National Maritime Transport Strategy for Malta’. During a seminar where participants filled the Conference Hall in Kappara and which was part of the MMF’s Annual General Assembly, key decision-makers from [...]
On World Maritime Day last September, during an event organised by the Malta Maritime Forum (MMF), Transport Minister Chris Bonett announced that the government was launching the formulation of a ‘National Maritime Transport Strategy’ in collaboration with the Maritime Forum and the key stakeholders in the maritime industry. The MMF welcomed this announcement because the [...]
The Malta Maritime Forum (MMF) expresses its concern regarding the recent suspension of construction works on the new terminal at Ras Ħanżir within the Grand Harbour. Whilst acknowledging with regret that such a suspension shall invariably lead to further delays in the commissioning of this critical infrastructure, the MMF recognizes the opportunity that the situation [...]
Stronger investment in infrastructure, in supporting industry to embrace sustainable practices as well as in securing the associated skills, in the promotion of Maltese industry and the need for a leaner regulatory framework which enhances Malta’s competitiveness emerged as the key elements required to take the maritime sector forward, as industry stakeholders shared their vision [...]
The Board of the Malta Maritime Forum holds dialogue session with a delegation of candidates for the forthcoming MEP Elections representing the Partit Laburista. “By its nature, the business activity related to most operators forming part of the maritime industry is conducted in EU or international waters, is subject to EU or international legislation and [...]
